Wandering Shop Story 22

Prompt Word: Gray Binity 2 The first thing to hit Jeff, as the cargo door opens from the bottom, is the mild pink color of the port cargo hall floor, a welcome change from the gray of the ship’s hold. The second is the smell of dust and metal. Not just the floor, but the entire space in front of the cargo bay is a drab pink, with stripes along the walls and floor, probably visual guides to various locations....

12 Nov 2025 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink

Wandering Shop Story 21

Prompt Word: Float Binity 1 Jeff wakes up from deep sleep on a standard supply transport just coming into the docking pattern for a community. Groggy, but awake, he pulls himself out of the sleep pod, transitioning from cargo to passenger, at least until next departure. The ship is already decelerating, so float time is already over. He checks the cargo hold’s work-detail display, and doesn’t recognize the name of this stop: Binity....

10 Nov 2025 · 1 min · Gary Allen Vollink